KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I am new to hunting, collecting and identifying. I found this yesterday and it looks like two dinosaur egg fossils but I read that they are rarely found in Alabama. If not, then what? In this photo or measure about 7 inches long. I have found many other small fossils recently but this one is way different than anything I have seen or found in the area I'm looking. Found atop a small mountain ridge (750) feet which was underwater 70 million years ago. I'll have to reduce the size of the pics so I can put up more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Welcome to the forum. Not a dinosaur egg and your looking to see eggshell material on the surface. Those additional pictures will be helpful in an ID also the locality of where this was found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 I have some closeup on the side that shows clearly where it looks like the shell has cracked or peeled away from off from the bigger part. Thank you. Trying to do this in my iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Troodon is absolutely correct. You would be amazed at how many first time posters think they've found a dinosaur egg. Without other pictures, to me this appears to be a sandstone concretion. We have tons of these here in Wisconsin and sometimes I do find intact bivalves(shells) in them. Now I'm not saying smash it with a hammer, but do keep in mind that just because it's not an egg it doesn't mean it couldn't contain fossils of a different nature. This is very common and I wouldn't let it discourage you. You didn't assume it was an egg. Instead, you joined TFF looking for answers. Id say you're off to a great start. A few tips for fast and easy resizing photos: 1.(Easiest) You can mail the photo to your self. You should be given the option to reduce the file size. Medium will reduce the size enough, but if you're looking to post 4 or 5 pics at once then small is your best bet. 2. You can resize in paint. Open file in paint. Click resize image. There should be 4 numbers given,(we'll be changing the top 2)the top 2 numbers will be 100. You will want to change these to 30 then click save. This will make the file much smaller to around 90kb to 300kb depending on the actual file size. I look forward to seeing your future discoveries! Best regards, Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Here is one I have reduced in size so I can attach. Closeup of what looks like outer shell cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 This looks like a Concretion, to me. Geologic in origin, not biologic. No shell texture to the outside. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Different angle of one side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Please look at this again everyone. This IS clearly cracking and a missing layer of thin shell in places. Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 All these pics are of the more intact section. There is another oval shape attached to the other side that is mostly compromised but I'll attach a pic of it too. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) Actually, it looks even less like a concretion, and more like a sandstone/quartzite/limestone cobble. Sorry, but I am not seeing a fossil here. Regards, Edited March 1, 2016 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Last two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Simply put,,,, Not an egg. Sorry Karen RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 I second what was said above. Looks to be geological in nature. I'm not seeing remnants of a shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Not a egg for me too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlmareYavanna Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 It doesn't look like an egg to me either. I would expect to at least see a shell fragment or two on a true egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Thank you for taking a look at these. I hope you all don't mind if I post a couple more to look at. This similar piece was found near the other one. It is broken completely in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) That one looks a bit like a chert nodule, to me. Regards, EDIT: If you still have doubts, you should take it to a local university, or museum, and have a paleontologist look at it. Regards, Edited March 1, 2016 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 It's definitely geologic and not a fossil or egg. Thanks for posting the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Hi thank you Tim. I plan to take everything I found to the Anniston Museum of Natural History. They have a large collection of fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Here is a shell I found very close to where I found the others. I have found quite a few things in addition to this shell. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenD777 Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 This is the opposite side of the other one I found showing a different color inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 That is a chert nodule, it should be able to scratch glass. If you get a section without cracks it could be polished to make something pretty. Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Sifrel Posted March 2, 2016 New Members Share Posted March 2, 2016 I don't know about calling these structures nodules or cobbles... I don't like chert nodules because I think the grains are visible, indicating sandstone. I don't like cobbles because the weathering doesn't seem uniform. Admittedly, I might be seeing things that aren't there, but I'd suggest calling these possible ball and pillow structures in sandstone. Just a thought, at least. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball-and-pillow_structures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Frustrating I know, but generated lots of conversation. Keep on looking. Look for fossils you expect to find in the formation you are searching in. That 'egg' just isn't there this time. I had a nice concretion once that I'd wished was an egg...as the photo shows below... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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